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Press Release: Global Coalition Launched $80 Million Relief Fund To Protect Energy Access in Vulnerable Communities From COVID-19 Fallout
A relief fund launched this week with a first close of $68 million and a target of over $80 million to protect energy access for at least 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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FV Bank Raises $8 Million Series A Funding
Headquartered in Puerto Rico, FV Bank will utilize the funding to launch a digital asset custody solution, a debit card along with international expansion.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: Could Bangladesh’s ‘Eco-Bricks’ Do More Harm Than Good?
The switch from polluting clay-fired bricks to concrete-based ‘alternative bricks’ is presented as an environmentally friendly policy, but experts say it overlooks carbon emissions in the supply chain and destruction of riverine ecosystems
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change
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Press Release: The ABC Fund Supports Bolivian Microfinance Institution CIDRE IFD With Multi-Million-Dollar Investment
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (‘ABC Fund’) has announced that it is investing USD 4.7 million in Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Regional (‘CIDRE IFD’), a microfinance institution providing financial support to smallholder farmers in Bolivia.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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India Commissions Its Largest Floating Solar PV Project
India’s largest integrated energy company, NTPC, has commissioned its largest floating solar PV project on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal power station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- renewable energy, solar
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Pera Hub Teams up With Brankas To Introduce Digital Remittance Platform in Southeast Asia
The platform based in the Philippines will aim to offer tech services to an array of companies and businesses online remittance services.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Understanding the Risks of Nonparticipation in Philanthropy
How philanthropic organizations can better understand the degree to which they include beneficiaries in their decision-making processes, how contextual considerations shape participation, and where problems and opportunities lie.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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$5 Billion Smart Village and Learning Project in Ghana
TPT Global Tech (TPTW) has entered into a strategic technology agreement with Skybridge West Africa (SWA) to partake in the development of 20 smart villages in Ghana, West Africa.
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- Education, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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